Each day, week, month. I discover how much I still have to learn. After a recent workshop I gave on conflict management, to Canadian immigrants, at the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, I’ve upped my belief that getting a grip on cultural differences matters a lot. And, it matters whenever, and wherever, you find yourself in [...]
The Artist’s Market: A lesson in marketing
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last Saturday, I joined tens of thousands of others to walk the length of Moss St. in Victoria, to check out the work of over 150 invited professional and emerging artists. The event is called a “Paint-In”. I call it an Artist’s Market. The Moss St. Paint-In is in its 25th year. The Art Gallery [...]
Nowhere Else on Earth
April 13, 2012 By 6 Comments
With good collaboration, anything is possible. Collaboration in the Rain Forest Up the coast from where I live in British Columbia is a one of our world’s natural treasures, the Great Bear Rain Forest. It’s the context for an epic collaboration, involving environmental groups, government, forest industry and First Nations. It’s also the context for [...]
The Railway Switchman and The Mediator: Your Relationship Guides
March 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
The railway switchman and the mediator. So different, yet so much alike. Both focus on relationships. The switchman: Knows where the trains are coming from Sees where the trains want to go Looks ahead to the crossings and transfer points Safely guides the trains forward to their new destinations Like a switchman, the mediator [...]
